So I'm moving to California (to just south of San Francisco, to be vague about it) and Mary Beth is kindly having a fabric swap and quasi-going-away-party THURSDAY NIGHT (that's the 23rd! TOMORROW! Sorry for the short notice!) for me. Isn't that nice? Chicago people are so nice. (Sniff.)
I will have a ton of fabric to swap away, and other assorted weirdnesses from the depths of my (now mostly in boxes) sewing room, and maybe a vintage dress or two to give away. So please come!
Here are the details:
Time: 6-8:30 p.m.
Date: Thursday, July 23
Location: Rogers Park Public Library
6907 N. Clark St
Chicago, IL 60626
2nd floor, south room
What?: Fabric Swap
What's a Fabric Swap?: We'll be exchanging fabric, notions, yarn, patterns and bagged remnants. Fat quarters are welcome this time around. Quilters take note!
Anything Else I should Know?: Since this is a swap, no money/check can be exchanged on the premises. This is important. As I mentioned previously, anybody caught paying real U.S. dollars for items in the swap will be lashed with a tape measure or forced to count pattern pieces.
What can I bring?: See above. Wear a dress too (if you're sew inclined). Perhaps one you've sewn would love to show off to Erin before she boards her airplane west.
How can I help?: Thanks for asking. In addition to bringing fabric, please bring food or a drink. Paper plates, napkins and cups too. We're having a party! We all sort fabrics on tables. Afterwards, we'll need a driver with enough room in the car to cart leftover unwanted fabric to local Salvation Army.
Where can I park if I drive? What about public transportation?: There's a parking lot behind the library. Call for details. You can easily get to the Rogers Park Public Library on the no. 22 bus. It's also two blocks west of the Morse Red line stop, a block east of the Rogers Park stop on the Union Pacific North Metra line.
Ok, what next?: Email marybeth.klatt @@@gmail DOT com with Fabric Swap in the subject line, let Mary Beth know you're coming OR leave a comment at her blog.
Hope to see you Chicagoans there!
I will have a ton of fabric to swap away, and other assorted weirdnesses from the depths of my (now mostly in boxes) sewing room, and maybe a vintage dress or two to give away. So please come!
Here are the details:
Time: 6-8:30 p.m.
Date: Thursday, July 23
Location: Rogers Park Public Library
6907 N. Clark St
Chicago, IL 60626
2nd floor, south room
What?: Fabric Swap
What's a Fabric Swap?: We'll be exchanging fabric, notions, yarn, patterns and bagged remnants. Fat quarters are welcome this time around. Quilters take note!
Anything Else I should Know?: Since this is a swap, no money/check can be exchanged on the premises. This is important. As I mentioned previously, anybody caught paying real U.S. dollars for items in the swap will be lashed with a tape measure or forced to count pattern pieces.
What can I bring?: See above. Wear a dress too (if you're sew inclined). Perhaps one you've sewn would love to show off to Erin before she boards her airplane west.
How can I help?: Thanks for asking. In addition to bringing fabric, please bring food or a drink. Paper plates, napkins and cups too. We're having a party! We all sort fabrics on tables. Afterwards, we'll need a driver with enough room in the car to cart leftover unwanted fabric to local Salvation Army.
Where can I park if I drive? What about public transportation?: There's a parking lot behind the library. Call for details. You can easily get to the Rogers Park Public Library on the no. 22 bus. It's also two blocks west of the Morse Red line stop, a block east of the Rogers Park stop on the Union Pacific North Metra line.
Ok, what next?: Email marybeth.klatt @@@gmail DOT com with Fabric Swap in the subject line, let Mary Beth know you're coming OR leave a comment at her blog.
Hope to see you Chicagoans there!
Hi Erin- Boy I sure wish I lived closer to Chicago- Ill have to see if my sister will be at the swap for me! Good luck in California!
Posted by: Martha | 07/22/2009 at 10:01 PM
Hmmm, my son lives just north of San Francisco (along with a few jillion other people). With any luck, I will be in the Santa Rosa area the second week in August.Have a super good time at the Swap! Hope you have time to post about it.
Posted by: Packrat | 07/22/2009 at 10:03 PM
welcome to the peninsula! its a great place to live.
Posted by: hillary | 07/22/2009 at 10:35 PM
welcome to the bay area! I live just east of SF, so Ill be watching for future fabric swaps on the left coast...
Posted by: floribunda... aka Julie | 07/22/2009 at 11:10 PM
Welcome to California! I live in San Jose and read you faithfully. The weather is awesome. I have never ventured into San Francisco for fabric (I hate driving in SF) but I hear it is good. Wish you the best!
Posted by: Brenda | 07/22/2009 at 11:16 PM
EEEEEE!!!!! You are moving so close to me. I might actually conceivably run into you on the street! EEEEE! (sorry to go fangirl on you, but isnt it nice to know that you *have* fangirls?)OMG, one of the first things you have to do is go into Frisco and go to Britex! Especially take note of the section where the Fabrics Are So Expensive and Delicate they must be roped off from Normal People and only members of the Secret Fabric Club can enter!
Posted by: LadyT | 07/22/2009 at 11:57 PM
Welcome to CA! I am in SoCal, but people across California generally are warm and kind, since most of us are transplants. I wish you a safe and happy move!
Posted by: saskia | 07/23/2009 at 12:14 AM
Good luck! Waiting for your return. =D Take care friend. =DSummerA Writers DenThe Brown Mestizo
Posted by: Jules | 07/23/2009 at 12:15 AM
Welcome to the Bay Area, Im in Santa Clara and second the motion to visit Britex. Denise
Posted by: Densie | 07/23/2009 at 12:45 AM
Glad to hear youre coming to Cali! I just moved back myself. :) I hope you enjoy yourself!
Posted by: Maranda | 07/23/2009 at 01:23 AM
Wow, big move. From what little I know of US weather - youll be having milder winters, so more dress wearing and less with the 2 pairs of tights!? Hope moving isnt too traumatic.Your swap sounds like such fun. And on my birthday too. Darn, no-ones invented a Transporter yet. Hope youve kept all the best fabric for dresses to come.Good Luck!AJ
Posted by: xstpenguin | 07/23/2009 at 02:42 AM
Welcome to CA. I am in the Bay Area and I am mobile so watch out!
Posted by: Libby Fife | 07/23/2009 at 06:40 AM
Yippiee!! Dresses all year round! (And really fantastic chinese chopped chicken salads, sourdough bread, and sunshine!)
Posted by: Miss Amelina | 07/23/2009 at 07:47 AM
whaa??? Youre leaving us?I wont get to frighten my husband with my screeching if I see you on Chicago tonight? Best wishes on your move!
Posted by: sara jane | 07/23/2009 at 09:21 AM
Good luck with your move. Too bad I cant get to Chicago to join the swap. Well, at least now youll be closer to cool things like Sew Expo (http://www.sewexpo.com), which is held in Puyallup, WA every year. ^_^
Posted by: Andie | 07/23/2009 at 09:35 AM
Eat a piece of cake for me tonight! Good luck on the move. Heres hoping that those favorite patterns and fabrics land safely.
Posted by: Renee | 07/23/2009 at 09:44 AM
Wow, Erin, congrats! The Windy City is nice and all, but heavens to Betsy, the weather. Youre sure to love the SF area, and, as someone else noted, youll get to wear many more dresses!
Posted by: Lisa Simeone | 07/23/2009 at 10:04 AM
How exciting! Does that mean Fabric Swaps here!? whoo-hoo! Seriously, have a safe and stress-free move and welcome to the Bay area.
Posted by: paisleyapron | 07/23/2009 at 10:17 AM
Great to see that you are moving out here!Maybe you can plan a post on where to find fabric and vintage dresses in the bay area, and we can send in suggestions for shopping (its a gold mine!) best of luck on the packing up and moving out part too
Posted by: Jen | 07/23/2009 at 10:49 AM
Congrats Erin! Cant wait to have you over here (Im just East of SF). Youll love it.
Posted by: Heather Jacob | 07/23/2009 at 10:53 AM
Welcome to my neighborhood south of San Francisco. I will look forward to seeing you in the aisles of Stonemountain and Daughters in Berkeley, a fabric store I like so much that I cross the bridge to get there.
Posted by: Mary | 07/23/2009 at 11:04 AM
Well--I might just have to show up tomorrow evening. I would love to meet you before you leave town! Hope your move brings great new adventures. And you can wear summer dresses longer...yeah!
Posted by: Cindy | 07/23/2009 at 12:02 PM
Good luck moving!
Posted by: Pencils | 07/23/2009 at 12:03 PM
Another South of San Francisco resident here quite a bit south: Los Gatos, west Silicon Valley, nestled up against the Santa Cruz Mountains.Britex is considered the fabric temple in SF, but do also visit Fabric Outlet while youre in town.I second the Stone Mountain and Daughter recommendation (Berkeley), but theres also Santa Cruz: Harts Fabrics (next door to a roller skating rink!!!!!), Beverlys (a CA chain similar to Joanns but better, also a store in San Jose). Also in Santa Cruz: Donnelly Chocolates, considered by some to be one of the top 10 choclatiers in the world. Silicon Valley: San Jose: The ever funky Fabrics R Us (remember the dictionary print silk?). Sunnyvale: Eddies Quilting Bee_and_Dawns House of Sewing (one establishment). Sprinkled all over the Bay Area: multiple Joanns and Hancocks and a proliferation of Quilt Stores, plus many other niche fabric stores (Sari fabric, anyone?)Just the tip of the fabric/sewing iceberg. Welcome to California!CMCSilicon Valley (aka The Valley of Hearts Delight), CA Native Daughter.
Posted by: Anonymous | 07/23/2009 at 12:19 PM
Oh wow! That is a huge move! From the looks of it, with all those loyal followers in the Bay Area, you will have a big welcome here. I live in San Jose, too. There will absolutely have to be a swap or get-together of some sort once you are settled in.Holler if you need anything!
Posted by: Stitches and Loops | 07/23/2009 at 12:49 PM